Chapter 220 Inviting the Enemy into the Trap
"Master... I beg you to have mercy." Jieyin knelt down immediately. If he hadn't been pointed out, he wouldn't have noticed the strangeness in his mind. The unnoticed intrusion sent chills down Jieyin's spine.
No wonder he's been so restless lately. He needs to spend more time cultivating his mind and understanding his true nature. His master told him to solve the problem himself. If he can solve it, he won't be making such foolish moves like when he's possessed by Zhunti.
Zhunti was stunned for a moment, then knelt down as well. He hadn't noticed any demonic energy. Could it be...? He glanced at Chang Hao secretly and realized it was just something made up.
"Why is the sage looking at me? The so-called state of mind is clear and bright when it is free of dust. I wonder if the sage himself can reach such a state?" Although Zhunti's gaze was subtle, Chang Hao still felt it.
"Good seedling, you are destined to be with my West!" Zhunti said this so often that whenever he saw a good seedling, he wanted to entice him back to the West, and the words just slipped out without thinking.
Hongjun's calm voice betrayed no emotion: "Zhunti! You think you can trick Chang Hao? Who gave you the guts?"
Even faster than Hongjun's words were Yuanshi's snatching of Laozi's arm-holding whisk and throwing it at Zhunti, and Jieyin's slap on the back of Zhunti's head. The moment the words "good seedling" were uttered, neither of them could remain calm.
I'm exhausted from guiding you. Shut up! Don't you even know where you are?
“Master, my junior brother is straightforward and doesn’t have bad intentions.”
Jieyin winked at Zhunti, urging him to hurry up and beg his master for help. Otherwise, they might become puppets of the Demon Ancestor once the demonic energy takes root and becomes deeply entrenched.
Chang Hao's expression shifted. He had been abducted to the West for a period of time. Apart from not being able to leave Mount Ling, the two people there were very generous to him. Unfortunately, Chang Hao was rebellious by nature and could not be tamed.
The West today is in a much better situation than the West in the previous cycle, and Chang Hao doesn't mind at all.
Most importantly, Chang Hao knew that most of the treasures Luo Hou had hidden in the prehistoric world were in the west. To obtain them, he had to first trap the two saints; otherwise, nothing he said would work.
"Your minds are unstable, and your inner demons are rampant. From this day forward, go into seclusion to comprehend and break through your realm. The demonic energy will dissipate on its own, and you will not need any help from others." Hongjun spread his hands, thinking, "Dream on. You provoked Rahu with your own strength, so you have to deal with him with your own strength."
Tongtian stroked his chin. He was familiar with this demonic energy. Forgive him for laughing so unkindly, "If your master won't help you, there's still this fellow Daoist. Why don't you beg him? His true fire can extinguish all evil spirits. Even if you are saints and supreme beings, nothing will happen to you."
The great calamity has passed, and the secrets of heaven have been revealed. It is unknown how much of the plot against the Little Golden Crow and Chaos's obstruction was in their own hearts, and how much was influenced by them.
Jieyin and Zhunti choked on their words. Wasn't it just that they had stopped Nuwa, which led to Chang Hao losing his parents? Who knew if Chang Hao knew about this, or if he would try to trip them up?
Chang Hao gave Tongtian a satisfied look, saying, "Well said, that saved me some trouble."
The demonic energy on the two saints already needed to be dealt with. Chang Hao didn't want Luo Hou to do anything more through them. There was already enough trouble; he didn't need Luo Hou to add to it.
"How could I dare to ask the Sages to condescend to such a high position? I am not worthy of it," Chang Hao said with a forced smile. "However, I am still young, and the power of my true fire is inevitably insufficient. I am afraid that the two Sages will find it distasteful if I help the Sages exorcise demons."
"No problem, no problem at all. Thank you for your magnanimity, fellow Daoist. I am truly unworthy of such praise." Jieyin dared not be picky; having a solution was already the best that could be expected.
Master made it sound so easy, but it's incredibly difficult for them to break through their mental barriers and elevate their realm. Since they became saints, their realm has remained unchanged.
"Then please, sages, come in." Chang Hao took out the Qiankun Cauldron and invited them into the trap.
"Fellow Daoist..." Jieyin and Zhunti took a step back, letting them in? Once they went in, would they ever be able to come out again?
"What's there to be afraid of?" Tongtian clicked his tongue. "If we don't go in, how can we block the escape route of the demonic energy, and how can we use true fire to burn our entire body and reduce the demonic energy to ashes?"
Jieyin and Zhunti couldn't help but glance at Tongtian. Why did he seem so experienced? Had he been inside before?
"Could it be that you're afraid someone will harm you two Heavenly Saints right under the nose of the Heavenly Dao?" Yuanshi said with a mocking expression. "Even if the demons want to harm you, they don't have to do it in front of everyone. This is just petty thinking."
"Senior brother is joking," Jieyin also realized he was being paranoid. "We'll have to ask Master for help later to seal the cauldron."
Although Master is biased, he is one with the Heavenly Dao. Even if he wants to do something, he is powerless under the Heavenly Dao. So, even though he gave Chang Hao a disguise, it doesn't change the fact that the mess was pushed onto Chang Hao. This must be the will of the Heavenly Dao.
"Please, gentlemen." Chang Hao's face fell as he tossed the Qiankun Cauldron onto the table in front of Hongjun, his attitude neither warm nor cold.
This dispelled the doubts of Jieyin and Zhunti. If there were a conspiracy, they would certainly continue to show a good attitude, rather than giving them a cold shoulder.
With their hearts pounding, Jieyin and Zhunti entered the Qiankun Cauldron. Hongjun, without even raising his eyes, sealed the mouth of the cauldron and, incidentally, 'thoughtfully' helped Zhunti and Jieyin see the demonic energy.
Why did Guan Changhao let the two of them in? All he needed to know was that Changhao wanted to keep them locked up for a while.
Chang Hao didn't trick the two saints; the True Fire of the Sun burned slowly inside the cauldron, and that was its power...
"Please forgive me, both of you. I am merely a minor Great Luo Golden Immortal, and I truly lack the ability to instantly dispel demonic energy. I can only trouble you two to stay inside the cauldron for a while." Chang Hao patted the Qiankun Cauldron to make sure that Jieyin and Zhunti could hear him.
"Young friend, you flatter me. Of course, I wouldn't dare to blame you." Jieyin witnessed firsthand how the demonic energy wisps emerged from his body and scattered in all directions, with nowhere to go but up to heaven and down to earth. The cauldron's mouth was also sealed, so it could only be slowly ignited and turned to ashes by the mutated true fire of the sun. He was also filled with fear.
Chang Hao gazed intently at the Qiankun Cauldron, "Let's place this Qiankun Cauldron right under the Dao Ancestor's nose. I believe that with the Dao Ancestor here, Luo Hou's demonic energy will have nowhere to hide." This way, the two of them could finally feel at ease.
Nuwa looked at the Qiankun Cauldron, her heart filled with hatred. Knowing Chang Hao as she did, she didn't believe he was so magnanimous as to help them out. Who knew what kind of trap he might be hiding?
It would be better if they were trapped so badly they couldn't recover. Why didn't Master give them two Fallen Saint Pills too? Nuwa cursed inwardly.
"I hope Master will reconsider the matter of the Heavenly Emperor." Yuanshi didn't care about what Zhunti and Jieyin would do; he only knew that the mess left by the Heavenly Emperor was about to fall on Chang Hao's shoulders.
"No need. This matter is settled for now. Yaochi, I hereby bestow upon you the Primordial Water Peaches of Immortality. In the future, you shall diligently assist 'Haotian' and spare him from worry." Hongjun settled the matter.
"Thank you, Dao Ancestor." Yaochi respectfully accepted the innate spiritual root; of course she would help her senior brother.
Yuanshi's face turned ashen. Seeing that the matter was settled and could not be changed, he was extremely annoyed.
The Heavenly Court is such a large organization, where will the manpower come from? Forget it, he'd better recruit a few more disciples, lest he be short-handed and unable to help Chang Hao.
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